Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Location: Site Negotiable within Southern NSW LHD
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 5
Remuneration: $ $70.20 per hour
Hours Per Week: 19
Requisition ID: REQ638813
Applications Close: 20 February 2026
Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing
About The Service
Join Our Team as a Social Worker – Supporting our Community through Compassionate Care.
Are you dedicated to helping patients and their families navigate complex social and emotional challenges?
At Southern NSW our Social Workers play a crucial role in providing holistic support—addressing the social, emotional, and practical needs that impact patient health and recovery. You'll work closely with medical teams to connect patients with resources and empower them during vulnerable times.
Join us to help build stronger, healthier communities through social support and advocacy.
Support for
Working within SNSWLHD
Salary packaging options
Health and Wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport, and annual Influenza vaccinations
A team that values your expertise, invests in your development and supports your lifestyle
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What You'll Be Doing
The SNSWLHD Child Wellbeing Coordinator leads, develops and manages the improvement of systems to support LHD services in fulfilling their responsibilities to recognise and respond to child safety, welfare and wellbeing concerns, including responsibilities around sharing information within and outside the LHD.
This role has a high level clinical focus and also includes education and systems improvement responsibilities. The SNSWLHD Child Wellbeing Coordinator assists in the development, delivery and evaluation of education and training programs for LHD staff that build capacity of staff to respond to the needs of vulnerable children and their families in the context of the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people. This role is one of the lead Child Protection educators in the LHD.
Selection Criteria
Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Psychologist OR relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work or counselling with eligibility to the respective Australian professional association.
Demonstrated high level understanding and post-graduate clinical experience of the inter-related dynamics and effects of domestic violence, sexual assault and child protection and best practice models for clients who have experienced trauma.
Extensive experience in providing specialist consultation to staff in the area of trauma informed service delivery settings and specialist knowledge and understanding of child protection and wellbeing principles and practices, and of relevant legislation and NSW Health policy, procedures and guidelines.
Experience in the development, planning, implementing, delivering and evaluating training programs. This includes a commitment to quality improvement and leading the implementation of evidence based practice and trauma focused service delivery.
Demonstrated experience in and commitment to service development, quality improvement and leading the implementation of evidence based practice.
Extensive knowledge, clinical proficiency and ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, taking leadership in decision making. This includes performing complex and critical clinical work with a high level of professional knowledge and substantial professional judgement.
A demonstrated ability to build partnerships with key stakeholders to optimise Health outcomes for vulnerable populations.
Evidence of a current unrestricted driver's licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
We look forward to learning more about you and what you can bring to our team
Information for applicants
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to closing the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As part of this commitment, the Stepping Up website has been developed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants through the NSW Health recruitment process. The site provides guidance, resources, and tools to help applicants confidently apply for roles and build meaningful careers in health.
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Southern NSW Local Health District is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health's commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
At Southern NSW Local Health District, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, inclusion is part of everyday practice, and our people are supported to succeed. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our workforce. For more information, click here
If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. For more information, please see
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